Jon U. Bell
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Skywatch for the week of September 28, 2026 (opens the original)
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Mon Sep 28, 2026 SCORPIUS VS ORIONToday’s Skywatch was written by the College’s program assistant Daniel Bell. Down near the South West horizon tonight you will find a large fish- hook shape of stars. This is the constellation of Scorpius, with the red star Antares at its heart, setting earlier and earlier as summer comes to an end. Soon the hourglass-shaped constellation of Orion the Hunter will rise and take a central position in the southern winter sky. In mythology, Orion boasted so much of
Skywatch for the week of September 14, 2026 (opens the original)
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Mon Sep 14, 2026 NAME THAT CONSTELLATION - SEPTEMBERCan you identify the twenty-ninth largest constellation? It is bordered on the north by Serpens Caput and Virgo; on the east by Scorpius and Ophiuchus; on the south by Hydra and Lupus; and on the west by Virgo again. This constellation was created by the Romans about 21 hundred years ago when they formed it from the claws of Scorpius, and they often portrayed it as being held by Virgo, who represented Astraea, goddess of Justice. This constella
Skywatch for the week of August 31, 2026 (opens the original)
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Mon Aug 31, 2026 LONG MONTH, BLAME CAESARAugust used to be only thirty days long; now it’s 31. Back in 46 BC, our calendar got a major overhaul when Julius Caesar re-set the beginning of spring to March 25th (it had slid over into May). He also introduced the leap year, which gave February an extra day every fourth year. Then he was assassinated (probably no connection here,) and eventually Julius’ step-son Caesar Augustus took over. To honor dear old dad, Augustus changed the name of the 31-day
Skywatch for the week of August 24, 2026 (opens the original)
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Mon Aug 24, 2026 THE PLUTO VOTETwenty years ago, on August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of the planet club. At the time the IAU had about 10,000 astronomers as members, but on the last day of their conference only 424 of them voted. And you had to be in the room to vote – no mail-in ballots. It was in Prague by the way. Pluto lost by just 80 votes. Members of the American Astronomical Society weren’t happy about the vote. Neither was Alan Stern, the principal sc
Skywatch for the week of August 17, 2026 (opens the original)
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Mon Aug 17, 2026 NAME THAT CONSTELLATION - AUGUSTCan you identify the second largest constellation? It is bordered on the north by Boötes the Shepherd and Coma Berenices; on the south by Hydra and Corvus the Crow; on the west by Leo and Crater the Cup; and on the east by Libra and Serpens Caput. Planets have been discovered orbiting many of its stars, and a huge cluster of galaxies lies within its borders. In mythology this star figure is associated with the planting and harvesting seasons, and
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